Keyboarding--Links to Articles, Videos, Blogs

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Diigo Links to Typing Sites

 Contains 16 links as of 1/26/11

Keyboarding Links

 Angie just came across this site on 1/19 and hasn't had a chance to peruse it in depth. Creator spoke at ISTE in 2010, I believe, and teachers keyboarding in middle school. Site contains lots of links.

Strategies for Implementing Basic Keyboarding . . .

 2009; Links on left to various sections of the site

Keyboarding Research & Resources

 Blog dedicated to Keyboarding research and resources, with categories like how to teach, when to teach, how fast, who teaches, and many more.

4th Grade keyboarding from Conewago Valley

 Free resources

Following is a short series on teaching keyboarding to elementary students by Brad Flickinger. Read his qualifications here. Recent, 2010.

The Keyboarding Dilemma, Part I

 Less than half a page of reading

The Keyboarding Dilemma, Part II

 Less than half a page of reading

Keyboarding with Kindergarten Students

 Video, 3 minutes; introduces Typing Tots; "hunt and peck"

Keyboarding with First Grade Students

 Video, 5 minutes; "hunt and peck"

Teaching Keyboarding to 2nd and 3rd Grade Students

 Video, 4 minutes. introduces Dance Mat Typing; grade 2, touch typing

Keyboarding with 4th and 5th Grade Students

 Video, 3 minutes; utilizes Nimble Fingers

Teaching Muscle Memory in Tech Class

 Very short read; Grade 2


Teaching Keyboarding: When? Why? How?

 Older article; 2005. Deals more with "how to teach" keyboarding

Pacing Guides, Elementary Keyboarding

 One page, district in Virginia lists their "pacing guidelines" for 21CT and keyboarding

Good Research on a 4 week typing camp

 http://keyboarding.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/keyboarding-skills-for-4th-grade-students/

Does Texting Hurt Writing Skills?

 Newspaper article, 2009

Keyboarding Instruction

 Discussion on a wiki; 2008

It's Elementary: Integrating Technology in the Primary grades
Its elementary.pdf
Article from ISTE's site






Keyboarding Programs

Open Source

 Five Free Programs
Free typing games
 Free typing games

Touch Typing

 Typing Web